Sony Storage Support

Download the Sony Tape Tool for Linux to a directory of your choice.

Change to that directory and extract ( tar -zxvf ).

Determine the Linux SCSI Generic (sg) Driver device number for your Sony tape device.

Use: cat /proc/scsi/scsi

Example:

[root@localhost /]# cat /proc/scsi/scsi

Attached devices:

Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00
Vendor: SEAGATE Model: ST34573LC Rev: 5702
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02

Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 06 Lun: 00
Vendor: DELL Model: 1x6 U2W SCSI BP Rev: 5.23
Type: Processor ANSI SCSI revision: 02

Host: scsi2 Channel: 00 Id: 05 Lun: 00
Vendor: NEC Model: CD-ROM DRIVE:466 Rev: 1.06
Type: CD-ROM ANSI SCSI revision: 02

Host: scsi3 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00
Vendor: SONY Model: LIB-162 Rev: 0102
Type: Medium Changer ANSI SCSI revision: 02

Host: scsi3 Channel: 00 Id: 01 Lun: 00
Vendor: SONY Model: SDX-500C Rev: 010c
Type: Sequential-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02

Host: scsi3 Channel: 00 Id: 02 Lun: 00
Vendor: SONY Model: SDX-500C Rev: 010c
Type: Sequential-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02

[root@localhost /]#

The first SCSI device listed will be sg0. In the example above the SONY LIB-162 is fourth device listed so it would be sg3. The SDX-500Cs are the fifth and sixth devices listed so they would sg4 and sg5.

Download the firmware file from the Internet to same directory as Sony Tape Tool for Linux.

Now you are ready to upgrade the firmware.

Usage: sonytape -f

Example:

./sonytape /dev/sg0 -f sdx700.x70
SONY tape device detected.
SONY SDX-700C Revision: 0102
Firmware file size = 922112 bytes
Upgrading tape device firmware.
Warning!! Do Not Power Off Tape Device!!
This process can take a few minutes.
Firmware upgrade complete.
SONY SDX-700C Revision: 0103
Done.